ECTS Catalogue 2013

1. Course title Applied Thermodynamics 2. Course code 3. Form of class M002 Lectures, Practice ex., 4. Type of course 5. Semester obligatory 4 and above 6. Number of ECTS credits 7. Level of class 4 intermediate 8. Number of hours per week 9. Number of hours per semester 4 60 10. Language of instruction English 11. Prerequisites Basics of thermodynamics 12. Objectives of the course To improve knowledge and understanding of basic rules and laws of thermodynamics.

To extend the skills of calculating thermodynamic cycles of chosen thermal machines. To get familiar with case studies of thermal machines that are in operation.

13. Teaching program Lecture: First and second law of thermodynamics. Energy balances. Steam cycles.

Steam turbine plants. Gas cycles. Gas engines and gas turbines. Combined heat and power plants. Efficiency. Improving efficiency of the cycles and plants. Exercises: Calculating energy balances of the plants. Working with case study examples. Calculations with Engineering Equestion Solver (EES).

14. Assessment methods Written tests 15. Recommended reading R.K. Rajpurt. Thermal Engineering. Laxmi Publications, 2005 G. Salvendy: Handbook of Industrial Engineering ? Technology and Operations Management, Willey and Sons 2001 16. Name and contact information of the lecturer dr inş. Tańczuk Mariusz, m.tanczuk@po.opole.pl